Had this at the SoSun hop harvest 2007. The aroma on this smelled really odd. The taste was full of heavy malts which was an oddball compared to the other DIPAís I was trying. It was a bit too heavy for my personal taste. The hops and bitterness were ok but I couldnít get over the sweet malty flavors that got hotter and hotter as I sipped on it. I will definitely give one another shot since it was bookended by other DIPAs but it did not stand out in a good way tonight.

8/31/2007: Boundary Bay Imperial IPA is awesome. It is a beautiful clear amber color with a frothy ivory head that sticks around for awhile. The aroma is bursting with juicy orange and lush pineapple, and tangy grapefruit. The flavor has tons of grapefruit and orange hoppy goodness! This beer is strong with lots of good, tasty bitterness (You should have seen my wifeís face when she tried this beer... Priceless!). Aggreessive, yet flavorful and balanced. This beer is a bit syrupy and has a medium-full body. Simply delicious and very deserving of its recent Alpha King Challenge win! This is a beer that every hop-head will love.

On tap at Boundary. It was a deep copper color with minimal head. Huge aromas of citrus and piney hops with malt lingering in the background. The sweet flavors of malt balance the onslaught of hops well but the hops win in the end. Great IIPA

22 oz bottle into a Snifter, thanks to Tha Sensei! Pours a deep amber color with a fairly small white head. A light malt aroma is backed by a strong sense of Cascade pines and hops. The flavor is definitely almost makes you think there will be some sweet maltiness to it at the beginning, and then is completely overswept by mounds of bitter citrusy hops. This one definitely brings meaning to the word "bitter"! The malt sense makes it through the whole sip, but just barely enough to let you know itís actually there. Fairly one dimensional this DIPA is, but goddamn is it amazing. If you donít like bitterness though - stay clear!

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